The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence of defendant's negligence to submit the case to the jury.

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A careful consideration of the record convinces us that there was "evidence of such quality and weight that reasonable and fair-minded men in the exercise of impartial judgment might reach different conclusions". Boeing Company v. Shipman, 5 Cir. 1969, 411 F.2d 365. The district court therefore properly denied the defendant's motions for a directed verdict and submitted the case to the jury. The judgment is

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Affirmed.

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ON PETITION FOR REHEARING AND PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC

PER CURIAM:

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The Petition for Rehearing is denied and no member of this panel nor Judge in regular active service on the Court having requested that the Court be polled on rehearing en banc, (Rule 35 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; Local Fifth Circuit Rule 12) the petition for Rehearing En Banc is denied.